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Sapphire Women Supporters/FC Robo Fans Cup: FC Phoenix Queens clash with Young Talent 99 in final, Ovientaoba impressed with talents in women football

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By Saheed Afolabi

 

Young Talent 99 will take on FC Phoenix Queens in the final of the Sapphire Women Supporters Club/FC Robo Fans Competition at St Jude’s primary school, Mushin.

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FC Phoenix Queens dispatch Oracle girls 5-4 through penalty shootout to book a place in the final of the competition, while it took a lone goal from a freekick for Young Talent 99 to scale through to the final after defeating Nakamura FA.

Both teams will be gunning to win the coveted prize in the final, which will be kicking off by 3pm today.

Speaking with ECHONEWS, the secretary of Sapphire Women Supporters Club, Paul Ovientaoba said he has been impressed with the competition and believes more needs to be done to promote women football.

“So far I have been impressed, secondly I believe there’s need for more development of female football because it will go a long way in affecting the lives of the girl child and that’s why Sapphire Women Supporters Club is fully involved in this project.

“I will implore the relevant authorities to inject funds to female football as it will go a long way in promoting the life of the girl child and I have been really impressed with the talents I have seen so far in this competition, I never knew we have so many talents in women football in the country.”

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